Re: Unity feature I'd like to see in Gnome-Shell



+1 for settings, more options will come in time! :)

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Thanasis Georgiou <sakisds gmx com> wrote:
> Why not have a setting for it? All users happy, no compromises done.
>
>
> On Tue, 03 May 2011 11:10:50 +0300, Allan E. Registos
> <allan registos smpc steniel com ph> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:30 AM, John Stowers
>> <john stowers lists gmail com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 14:04 -0400, G. Michael Carter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just downloaded unity/Ubuntu 11.04 and was playing with it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One feature I really like is the application menu is in the top bar.
>>>> (ie: the File   Edit   View   Go   Bookmarks   Help)
>>>
>>> You mean the global menu? That horrible thing that confusingly
>>> appears/fades out when applications gain or lose focus and is on
>>> average, about 894 pixels from my mouse when working in an application?
>>>
>>> I certainly hope not.
>>
>> When your mental attitude is to access the application's menu on its own
>> window, then I think the global menu is horrible as you've said. But the
>> same argument can be applied when defending the usability of GNOME Shell,
>> now for the global menu that if you train your mind that you have to access
>> the application's menu at the top bar, then later on you will be comfortable
>> with it since you are now used to it. The good thing about the global menu
>> is it is very useful in smaller screens even smartphones, and that we can
>> compromise larger screens for that matter. Imagine if you want to use a
>> vanilla GNOME Shell on a tablet and think about the wasted space it gets
>> just for the application menu.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Allan
>
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